Boris is blooming as Derbyshire gardener’s super sunflowers take on a political face

Gardener Ralph Beresford garden is blooming with sunflowers, which are all named after politicians. Photo: Rod Kirkpatrick/F Stop Press.

Rod Kirkpatrick

Published:13:07Thursday 04 August 2016

The sun may have already set for many of these “seedy” politicians, but that doesn’t stop gardener Ralph Beresford from giving his favourite blooms a helping hand to become the tallest sunflower in Derbyshire.

The 70-year-old planted the flowers in early March and named each one after politicians, adding a mug shot and a pair of eyes to each bright yellow head in the front garden of his bungalow in Belper.